Health Services
Health facilities have a high standard of treatment & care.

Accident Compensation/ Personal Insurance
Visitors are covered by a Government-run scheme (ACC) for personal injury by accident, but not for medical treatment for illness.

Pharmaceuticals, Medicines
Available from chemists 9-5.30pm; urgent dispensaries outside these hours. To bring pharmaceuticals into NZ a certificate for Customs is advised. Drugs sold by chemists in other countries are often not available without a prescription.

Public Holidays All banks & many businesses close on public holidays; all shops are closed on Christmas Day & Good Friday except for dairies & petrol stations.

Visitor Information NetworkLook for the green i-SITE logo.

Driving in New Zealand
Driving licences, information on NZ road rules, are available from AA, who provide road maps & breakdown service. Free reciprocal membership privileges are offered to members of equivalent overseas organisations.